PNC

U.S. regional banking & financial services
Last updated:
January 6, 2026
Company details
HQ
Pittsburgh, PA
HEADCOUNT
10000+
ORG TYPE
Corporate
SECTOR
Finance
About the company
https://www.emerson.com/en-us/careers/career-opportunities
Locations and presence
PNC’s principal executive offices are in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and PNC operates a coast-to-coast U.S. branch network plus additional offices that support national lines of business. Early-career roles are mostly tied to specific hubs and markets, with on-site requirements for branch and operations roles and more flexibility available in some corporate and technology teams depending on job scope.
Palpable Score
79.6
/ 100
PNC gives graduates and interns a genuinely scalable entry point, backed by published annual intake numbers for interns and development-program associates and a wide menu of early-career programs across lines of business. The hiring process is explained clearly on the careers site, including assessments and virtual interview formats, but public candidate feedback still suggests a “depends on team” experience. Pay stability looks better than many peers because PNC pairs pay-range disclosures on postings with a benefits stack that includes retirement, paid leave, and education support, even though conversion and promotion rates are not published.
Pillar 1: Early-career access

Score

17.7
/ 20
  • The company reports hiring roughly 500 interns and about 400 full-time development program associates each year across 11 early career development programs.
  • PNC advertises a 10-week Summer Internship Program and development programs that run roughly 12 to 36 months, which signals recurring, structured intake rather than ad hoc junior hiring.
  • The company’s students program pages list many distinct tracks (for example, audit, risk, analytics, finance, and technology) with defined locations and cohort-style start timing.

Pillar 2: Hiring fairness and transparency

Score

14.5
/ 20
  • The company publishes a step-by-step hiring process that includes application confirmation, recruiter screening, possible assessments or pre-recorded virtual interviews, and then live interviews with a manager, recruiter, or panel.
  • PNC provides a specific accommodations request channel for candidates who need adjustments during the hiring process, including an email and phone route.
  • The company’s student resource center sets expectations on decision timing after final rounds and covers Super Day travel support, but the company does not publish consistent timelines by program or what feedback candidates should expect.

Pillar 3: Learning and support

Score

16.4
/ 20
  • The company describes internships and development programs as including formal onboarding, peer mentors, and day-to-day work alongside PNC professionals rather than shadowing-only placements.
  • PNC states that new joiners to student programs get an in-depth orientation and are paired with a program manager, a day-to-day manager, and a mentor, which is a concrete support structure.
  • The company’s broader talent materials reference internal learning infrastructure and manager training programs, which supports ongoing development beyond the initial rotation period.

Pillar 4: Pay fairness and stability

Score

16.3
/ 20
  • The company discloses base salary ranges on many U.S. job postings under a “Pay Transparency” section, which reduces early-career guesswork during the application stage.
  • PNC’s public human-capital disclosures list a substantial benefits set including employer retirement support, healthcare, paid parental leave, education assistance, and an employee stock purchase plan.
  • The company says PNC conducts pay equity analyses to check for fair and consistent compensation across roles, but the company does not publish early-career-specific pay bands for each internship and development program on a single central page.

Pillar 5: Early-career outcomes

Score

14.7
/ 20
  • The company reports that at first-level and above career bands, PNC fills approximately 60% of open requisitions with internal candidates, which is a concrete promotion and mobility signal.
  • PNC states that successful development program graduates may have the opportunity to move into full-time roles in the business, and internship participants may be offered entry into a development program after graduation.
  • The company does not publish measurable early-career outcomes like internship-to-offer rates, program completion rates, or typical time-to-promotion, so candidates have to rely heavily on individual team context and general employee sentiment.

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